Peters



CHARLES F. w. MEYER, or ocoNoMoWoo, WISCONSIN.

Lette/rs Patent No. 92,079, dated .Tune 29, l1869,

IMPYRovL-D SEATING-Seton.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o; the same.

To all whom t may concern:

A Be it known that I, CHARLES F. W. MEYER, of Oconomowoc, in the county of IVaukesha, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new'and useful Improvement in Skating-Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specicatiomin which Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of ymy improved skating-overshoe, illustrating the manner of using the same, and of securing it to the ordinary boot or shoe of the skater;V

Figure 2, Va section of the heel-end of the same, showing the skater-7s ordinary boot inserted and se'- cured in thel overshoe; and

Figure 3, a detached View of the 'catches which I prefer to employ.

The nature of my invention consists in providing an overshoe, carrying a skate-runner firmly secured thereto, within which the ordinary boot of a skater may be placed, and firmly fastened, by means of detachable fastenings, to admit of its removal at pleasnre.

In the accompanying drawingsl A represents one of my improvedovershoes, constructed of the ordinary materials, in any approved style, so as to lit closely and snugly over the ordinary boot or shoe of the person for whom it is intended.

I make them, usually, with a stout sole, b, very firmly secured, in the'customary manner, to a strong upper, c, of leather or clot-h, which should be as rm as possible in quality, without being too stiff.

The front ot' the overshoe is cut rather low, as illustrated in the drawing, so as to receive readily'the ordinary boot or shoe, D, of the skater.

The counter thereof, e, is made very. stiff, and, by preference, in a single piece, and may be doubled.

lhe leel is so formed,interiorly, as to leave arecess therein, to receive and accommodate the heel of the boot D, to'be inserted therein, asillu'strated in fig. 2, and thus render the combination of the two more secure and firm.

To the sole, l), of this overshoe A, I fasten securelyJ 'by means of screw-plates f f, or other suitable devices, a skate-bar, or runner, K, made wholly of iron or steel, dovetailed to said plates, and which lmay be formed with an offset on its upper Side, at 71, iig. 1, to catch against the heel, and thus give greater tirmness to the combination of the runner K and shoe A.'

'lhe runner -K ,and shoe A, when thus securely fastened together, form, in and of themselvesfaJ skate or skating-shoe, but I do not claim this simple combi nation of the skate-runner and shoe as new, or of my invention.

My invention relates to the combination of an overslioe, carrying a skate-runner thus united therewith, with the ordinary bo'ot of a skater, by means of fastening-devices, to secure them together, and yet permit their ready'detachment.

As a fastening-device, I prefer to secure to the.

counter, at the heel of the overshoe A, an outer metallic plate, M, (see g. 1,) carrying a springcatch,N, (see iig. 3,) secured thereto by'means of its spring o, the counter being slotted, so as to allow the spring o to play beneath the plate M,'the catch N to pass and Aproject within the rear part of the over-shoe.

A small stop or lug, I), is then 'inserted inthe heel of the skatelis ordinary boot or shoe, the under side of the lug beingbevelled, (see fig. 3) so as to force back the spring-catch when pressed down thereon.

' This lug P may be made of a small piece of sheetmetal, sharpened at one end, so as to be readily driven into the boot-heel, and folded back at the other, as i shown in figs. 2 and 3, to form its bevelled head.

The catch N, springing over this lug when the boot is pressed down firmly into the overshoe, as shown in iig. 2, will securely hold the boot in the shoe, and thus fasten and hold the skate to the wearers foot.

My invention -is especially adapted for ladies7 use. The overshoe will keep the foot warm and dry, and

avoiding all straps, bands, or buckles, will securely fasten the skate to the foot, without impeding the cir-V 'upon the arm 1v of the catch, to facilitate the release thereof.

The runner K may be fastened to the overshoe at the beginning of winter, and remain permanently attached thereto during the entire skating-season.

It may then be readily detached, and the overshoe be worn for ordinary purposes. i

As an equivalent for the spring-catch, I contemplate the use of a Screw-device, turning freely ina plate, and screwing into a threaded socket in the heel ofthe boot. l

'lhe shoe, skate, and fastening-devices are all simple in form and construction, and can be madeby machinery, at a comparatively low cost.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentl A skate, or skating-overshoe A, constructed and arranged, as described, of n. metallic runner, K, se-V cured to a. runner-plate or sole-piece, b, carrying@ flexible upper or covering-piece, gend a stilf heelcJunter or band, e, fastened together and firmly united thereto, when said upper, `c, and counter, e, are so formed and combined with the runnerplate b, and

with vthe springcatch N, as to readily receive, closely embrace, and securely hold the ordinary boot or shoe ot' :L skater, all as herein set forth. 4

The foregoing specification of my improved skatingshoe signed by me, this 30th day of March, 1869.

' CHARLES F. W. MEYER.

Witnesses: i

DAWD EDWARDS, H. S. WETHERBEE 

